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"  Now&amp;#039;s the time to prep and plant the bulbs for our spring tulips. At my old house in Ohio, we kept a beautiful garden filled with patches of tomato vines and (back in the day) some sunflowers that barely grew six inches before becoming dinner for the groundhog that camped out under our deck. At my new New York City residence, my area for outdoor decorations is limited to a fire escape. No where to place a garden. That is, until we think outside of the box. The truth: you don&amp;#039;t need a patch of landscape to stick your hands in the dirt. It can actually be more interesting to skip the windowbox for something more unexpected, like a drawer from your filing cabinet. &amp;quot;Simply head into the garage or open up an old cabinet in search of some fabulous finds,&amp;quot; says Amy Dube, flower bulb expert forDig.Drop.Done.   Keep an open mind when assessing your cabinets for your next planter. Possibilities are endless. Think: pie dish, mismatched bowls, water pitcher, vintage toolbox, a watering can. This creative use of rainboots reminds me of a craft video that involved arranging tulips, but figure actually watching them sprout out the top of your child&amp;#039;s outgrown rainboot. But Dube&amp;#039;s favorite containers are mason jars. &amp;quot;I like to plant one bulb per container and line them up down the center of my kitchen table as a decorative centerpiece,&amp;quot; she says. Two rules of (green) thumb when choosing your unique planter: consider size and potential leakage. Look for a container deep enough to fit bulbs and soil. Dube says small bulbs like crocuses can thrive in shallow spaces, but a larger bulb like a tulip or daffodil needs a deeper container to grow. You&amp;#039;ll want to be conscious of keeping the water in the soil when you water, so avoid drainage holes or place a plate underneath the container to collect the water that escapes. And, if you&amp;#039;re worried about your planter of choice seeping water (like a wooden crate), just line the object with plastic to retain the water. What flowers bulbs do you plan to stick in the ground before frost, and what do you have in mind for containing them? Let us know in the comments.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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